masculine birthday

i keep getting requests for male cards, they aren't easy for me to make.  so i sat down and at least knocked out a few.

all but the last card were made with PTI stamps....the last plane is from a hero arts set.

christmas

background from a christmas stack "my minds eye".....sentiment....PTI, music background stamp cut into 1 in squares...

i used score tape to "ruffle" the riboon....

christmas

oh so easy !  cut red cardstock to fit the card....cover is gold metallic cardstock.....background is made using a christmas gift bag cut to size.  made the gold double bow with my bow easy....makes bows "easy"!!

christmas

using the SU two step owl punch (cutting off the feet)...antlers from a spellbinder snowflake die (each flake yeilds 3 sets!)

sentiment from SU, banner popped up in center for dimension.  googly eyes....goofy.  noses from glittery fun foam....leaf from an EK success punch.

christmas

top note die from stamping up!...one white, one black.  the flower is made with SU 5 petal punch...the dots in the center....punched with 1/4 hole punch from glittery fun foam.

christmas

another unnamed stamp..... snowflakes are made with nestability snowflake dies.  the background is made by crinkling printed gift wrap tissue paper and then applying it to a piece of cardstock, keeping some of the wrinkles (faux silk technique).  the snowflakes are made from large $$ gift bags....sparkle and good weight for embossed cut outs.

christmas

pink background paper from AC Moore.... martha stewart snowflakes punched from silver and white CS,  liked the sentiment, cant remember what company though since i got it months ago and it is unmounted. the sentiment is cut out with an EK success label punch. light pink brads anchor the snowflakes to the background

christmas

stamps:  PTI winter jar fillers.....red $$ store gift bag embossed with a snowflake CB folder.....the candy cane striped background paper....from  Joann's stack from year gone by !! i stamped snowflakes in the jar (hard to see) and used puffy embossing powder .... by mistake.  but it looks OK.

christmas

vintage angels....got that paper a few years ago, background is cardstock from my mind's eye stack last year's edition.

 the scalloped circle mats are made from a $$ large gift bag in an icy blue and two circle nestability dies.....the pretty pale blue is a nice change from traditional christmas colors for me

christmas

my mind's eye paper, PTI winter jar fillers stamp set.  the shiny red scalloped border was made with a large shiny red gift bag from $$ store.  using bags is an inexpensive way to get expensive looking paper !  and it embosses spectacularly 

christmas

fa la la.....PTI sentiment
background paper....from my mind's eye.....ornaments made from a $$ store gift bag, embossed with snowflake embossing folder, punched out with SU ornament punch.

snowflake inside...sizzix embossing folder

christmas

simple words.....how elegant.  all words are from PTI christmas sets....and  the idea from susan raihala's website....paper from My Mind's Eye, versafine red and green ink was used to stamp.  various button like things add a bit of dimension....

christmas

three trees.....looks simple, but boy was it hard to do the triangles.  out of all my dies, punches etc...not one triangle !  so i had to freehand and measure.  yikes.

this idea is cased from alli miles' website.....gorgeous creations.

the sentiment is from the PTI signature christmas set, background paper from My Mind's Eye...and vrious scraps.

happy snowman

penny black stamp......papers from basic gray and my minds eye.....a bit of clear glitter, a sheer double bow (made with the bow easy).....and you have an easy cute card ! i stamped the scarf on the basic gray paper and cut it out, popping it up with dimensionals....a bit of copic coloring on nose and ear muffs took no time !

quilt

well, i have no idea what, if any at all, pattern this is, but it is so easy to make but looks a bit complicated.

cut two 2 5/8 inch squares of solid color, then eight 1 inch squares of two cordinating patterns...... place the solid ones together to form a star of david.....then place the patterned squares onto the edges.....alternating patterns.  a gem or a button in the middle finishes it off.

the background paper is run thru the CB with a folder from the CB oriental collection. it's a great way to use up scraps....and we all have them !!

found out that this quilting pattern is called "card trick"

spooky halloween

memory box cat stamp probably will look good in a winter scene as well.......i used glitter on the light and masked the edges, inked with yellow to put a "shine" on the kitty. lamp post and kitty stamped on vellum.... i can not remember the name of the background paper....but it is a recent purchase.... perhaps memory box? i used every bit of that pack !!  great spooky paper.

bird cage birthday

SU set....aviary....love it. it is a tent card, the little blip on the left is where the hidden message is slipped into a tiny envie on the inside.

wedding card

this is a trifold card.....CASED from kelly ward's blog

one side is the tux......studs & boutonnière, the brides side is swirly shiny paper embossed with holographic EP...pink sash for some pizzaz.  the congratulations sticker is one i have had forever...bought online and initially from Holland i think.

a teensy magnet holds it closed....the edge of the tux is die cut using a tim holtz edge.....inside i embossed with a SU flower folder....happiness is a $$ stamp embossed in silver.

snowman tent card

the snow man is premade....got a ton in a bag at HL for $2 !  the glittery tree is a sizzix die that i have had forever and never used.  cut a hole in the card front with a nestability scalloped circle die.....snowflakes stamped with white kraft (SU) and embossed with glitter EP.

owl

got the "real wood" paper at michaels this week, pretty nifty stuff.  owl punch by SU......havent decided on a sentiment yet....